mittimus

[ mit-uh-muh s ]

/ ˈmɪt ə məs /

noun, plural mit·ti·mus·es. Law.

a warrant of commitment to prison.

a writ for removing a suit or a record from one court to another.

Words nearby mittimus

mitteleuropa, mittelland canal, mittelschmerz, mitten, mitterrand, mittimus, mitty, mitumba, mitumba mountains, mitzi, mitzvah

Origin of mittimus

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin: we send, first word of such a writ; see remit

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Examples from the Web for mittimus

He never once took his eyes off Palmer as he read the mittimus.
The Crime of the Century|Henry M. Hunt
With this mittimus he delivered us to the constables to convey us to Leicester jail.
George Fox|George Fox
“Then,” said he, “I must commit you;” and ordered his clerk to make a mittimus.
The History of Thomas Ellwood|Thomas Ellwood
I still called to have the mittimus read; for that signified the cause of my commitment.
George Fox|George Fox

Which mittimus the Trio, on their side, made bold to fling in the fire: and valiantly pleaded privilege of Parliament.
The French Revolution|Thomas Carlyle

British Dictionary definitions for mittimus

mittimus

/ (ˈmɪtɪməs) /

noun plural -muses

law a warrant of commitment to prison or a command to a jailer directing him to hold someone in prison

Word Origin for mittimus

C15: from Latin: we send, the first word of such a command

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